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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:26:11 PM
[Last Edit: 2/4/2010 10:34:33 PM by perry73779]
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Looks to be Nicks A man shot himself to death inside a Cobb County gun shop Thursday evening, police said. The incident appears to have been a suicide, according to Officer Joe Hernandez. The shooting happened around 6:20 p.m. at a gun shop and firing range located in the 2700 block of Canton Highway. The man's name has not been released. No further details were available |
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:29:19 PM
oh, fuuuuuuu....
didn't something just happen over at Hotshot's a little while ago too? |
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LaRue556
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:32:04 PM
More than a few times too
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:34:03 PM
Does this happen at all ranges? Do people do this because they can rent a gun? Hell, why can't they put it on credit and take it home?
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:34:30 PM
not going to say a word
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:35:34 PM
Originally Posted By Kujo:
Does this happen at all ranges? Do people do this because they can rent a gun? Hell, why can't they put it on credit and take it home? they want someone else to clean up the mess |
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GeorgiaBII
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:38:27 PM
Just a bit of chlorine...
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:46:05 PM
So thats why they were closed. Went by there around 730, CCPD cars in the parking lot, sign said closed.
Now I know. Very sad to hear this. Hopefully they will be open tomorrow. Thanks for posting. |
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LaRue556
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Posted: 2/4/2010 10:47:17 PM
Originally Posted By Kujo:
Does this happen at all ranges? Do people do this because they can rent a gun? Hell, why can't they put it on credit and take it home? Happens way too often... And the more it happens...the more people get the idea to the same.. |
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Posted: 2/4/2010 11:03:08 PM
Originally Posted By LaRue556:
Originally Posted By Kujo:
Does this happen at all ranges? Do people do this because they can rent a gun? Hell, why can't they put it on credit and take it home? Happens way too often... And the more it happens...the more people get the idea to the same.. yes it does. and it sucks because these are the type if incidents that anti-gunners spin against us. |
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Posted: 2/5/2010 12:44:06 AM
Originally Posted By Sone:
Originally Posted By Kujo:
Does this happen at all ranges? Do people do this because they can rent a gun? Hell, why can't they put it on credit and take it home? they want someone else to clean up the mess Well it's kind of hard for a dead person to clean up their own mess, no matter where they are  |
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M4-Stag
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Posted: 2/5/2010 2:02:23 AM
Death by rental? What a cheap SOB.
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strycnine
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Posted: 2/5/2010 6:23:14 AM
Originally Posted By G-Money:
Originally Posted By Sone:
Originally Posted By Kujo:
Does this happen at all ranges? Do people do this because they can rent a gun? Hell, why can't they put it on credit and take it home? they want someone else to clean up the mess Well it's kind of hard for a dead person to clean up their own mess, no matter where they are Probaly meant the family wouldn't have to clean it up. I do see your point though 
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Posted: 2/5/2010 8:42:48 AM
maybe he had had enough of going to a crappy range? <shrugs>
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Posted: 2/5/2010 9:51:55 AM
[Last Edit: 2/5/2010 9:52:21 AM by engineer2001]
Originally Posted By M4-Stag:
Death by rental? What a cheap SOB. Are y'all sure it's a rental? That would be super-ghey, if that's the case. So sad that someone would reach that kind of low, but it sure sucks that he would do it in a business instead of at home. He must have hated Nick's like most of the people here seem to. He might have kept them from making some sales. |
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Posted: 2/5/2010 10:17:25 AM
[Last Edit: 2/5/2010 11:04:13 AM by wolf-ym]
kept me from picking up my two pistols that came in grrr.
I don't mind nicks. There like most shops, not super friendly unless your buying something but after awhile and you get to know them there not bad. I have been to alot worse. Hi cal may be the exception but they haven't been broken in yet. WAY to nice lol. |
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:23:03 AM
damn it seems like this is the third of fourth one i have heard about in the last couple of years.
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:25:22 AM
Originally Posted By Kujo: Does this happen at all ranges? Do people do this because they can rent a gun? Hell, why can't they put it on credit and take it home? Because they have a history of mental illness and get kicked out when they try to purchase. Only way to stop it is to preform a NICS check to rent but everyone else will holler bloody murder if they have to do that just to rent. |
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perry73779
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:34:49 AM
I posted this up in GD to see if this was happening around the country. The scary part is that it is happening all over.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=995078 Some of the guys ideas are to not rent to people who come in alone without a gun. Either you are with two or more people, or you have your own gun. Then they will rent to you. I think thats a pretty good idea. |
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LaRue556
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:39:18 AM
Sometimes I wish I had chance to sit down and talk to these fellows before the incidents. I wonder if they talk to anyone and evaluate their options before deciding to do this...or if they just jump into it so fast that they don't give it a second thought.
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DKing
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:52:33 AM
Originally Posted By perry73779: I posted this up in GD to see if this was happening around the country. The scary part is that it is happening all over. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=995078 Some of the guys ideas are to not rent to people who come in alone without a gun. Either you are with two or more people, or you have your own gun. Then they will rent to you. I think thats a pretty good idea. I come in alone without a gun... |
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:55:45 AM
There has been several suicides in the last few years at the range inside of Shooters in Columbus.
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:56:13 AM
Almost everyone taking a beginners pistol class comes in alone and without a gun as well.
I go to Bullseye in Lawrenceville all the time without a gun and walk up to the counter and say "I will take that Colt 9mm SMG, and five boxes of bullets." If they had that rule, I would have to bring another gun with me just to rent a machine gun. A better idea is to ask them "How many rounds of ammo do you need?" If they answer "One round should do it..." Then call the police...  |
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Posted: 2/5/2010 11:58:09 AM
Damn, i was in there just the other day. It would suck to be in the range when that happened.
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LaRue556
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Posted: 2/5/2010 12:04:12 PM
Originally Posted By surplusnut:
Damn, i was in there just the other day. It would suck to be in the range when that happened. Hmm.....hard to ignore it and keep shooting...unless you're in the separate rifle booth. |
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Posted: 2/5/2010 12:07:31 PM
Wonder if he was too cheap (even knowing he would die) to buy a gun and go home it do it so he rented one instead and did it there?
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